tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535Sun, 04 Dec 2016 13:45:08 +0000funnybook suggestionsbook talk tuesdaycoolbook talkvideofictionhunger gamesYouTubethe hunger gameslibrarianTop 10origami yodathursday 13picture booksrock starWWWdisplayskidskindergartennewbery watchstudent artbloggingfavoritesstar warsupper unitblogs. librariansfriday funnyinternetlistnewbery 2012Top Tenfuntom anglebergerhunger games movielibrariansNewberyThis Just Pinnedharry pottermy kidsnovelsawesomeblogcutedarth paper strikes backreadingChristmasNookYAblogiversarybook blogger hopcartoonsmart boardtom angelberger#YASAVES2012Halloweenaward winnersbizarroboysguest postkeep calmkirby larsonlinksliteracymiddle unitmoviespinteresttechnologytweenyodaamazingauthorbook displaybooks for boyscrazyhunger games sneak peekipadkeyboardingmuppetsnew releasenew yearorigamipicnikpollrocskstarsillysweetvalentine'sworld wide wednesdayyear in reviewzooiemama#thewonderofwonder2013 newberyBizzaroCatsICCAIowaangry birdsartbiographybook listsbook trailerbookmarksbookschildren's book weekcolby sharpcomic bookscoming sooncountdowne-readereaglesfan artfriday fundaygifgraphic novelsiwanna ipadjudy blumelibrary skillslovemememoviemusicmysterynewnewsnonfictionpartypete the catreading challengesmartboardstudentstudent art.teachersthanksgivingthe hunger games. funnytwittertypingwebwinter#ala1120112012 newberyBeaBookishBucket ListCaption ThisComputersCybilsDivergentFAQFollow Me FridayHawkeyesHigh SchoolI'm readingLGBTMatchedMisterlinkyMondaySignThe NerdiesThe Nerdy Book ClubThe hunger games. hunger gamesUSAaddy smithalphabetical orderapologyappsapril fools dayauthorsawardsback to schoolbanned booksbieberbirthdaybizarro newberybloggersbloggiestabookbook fairboring stuffbullyingcaldecottcarnivalchallengecommentsconfessioncookcool. itsabouttimecyberbullydaily 5dave grohldo not disturbdogdonutsebookequalityeurekafacebookfairy talesfallfather's dayfiction/nonfictionfolklorefree appsgalegamesghostgifsgift suggestionsgirlsgleegoodreadsgoosebumpsgraphicsguitarhistorical fictionideasin my mailboxit's monday what are you reading?katnisskidlitkids choice awardskidsmomoleahlibrarylibrary displayloded dipermannequinmemoriesmlknerdcottoddomgopinionozparentspeetaperrypeter nimblephineas and ferbphinras and ferbphotospicMonkeypolyvoreposterprincessesprocrastinationread aloudrick riordanruesadscaryschoolsciencesesame streetskypesmartboardsso many booksstaffstudent book talksummersummer readingteam galethe hunger games. hunger games moviethe spotted cottageto readtumblarianstumblrturkeyveteransvillianwallpaperwebcamwest libertywhat are you readingwimpy kidwishlistwizard of ozwoah is meword artwowThe Book Butcherhttp://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)Blogger514125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-7517978007687632983Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:28:00 +00002013-09-17T14:28:19.323-05:00Web 2.0 Tools<a href="http://www.glogster.com/" target="_blank">Glogster</a><br />Great way to share posters and images you’ve made with friends<br /><br /><a href="http://prezi.com/" target="_blank">Prezi </a><br />Innovative way to share presentations without PowerPoint<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wallwisher.com/" target="_blank">Wallwisher</a><br />An online notice board maker (or bulletin board if you choose)<br /><br /><a href="http://animoto.com/" target="_blank">Animoto</a><br />Make beautiful videos from images in a snap<br /><br /><a href="http://blabberize.com/" target="_blank">Blabberize</a><br />Make your images talk…that’s right.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wordle.net/" target="_blank">Wordle</a><br />Create a beautiful aggregation of any amount of text<br /><br /><a href="http://www.voki.com/" target="_blank">Voki</a><br />Get your own avatar and even have it talk with your voice<br /><br /><a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Scratch</a><br />Create and share stories, games, art, etc.<br /><br /><a href="http://storybird.com/" target="_blank">Storybird</a><br />Build your own stories (with images) and share them with others<br /><br /><a href="http://www.toondoospaces.com/" target="_blank">ToonDooSpaces</a><br />Easily publish custom comic strips<br /><br /><a href="https://www.mosey.com/">Mosey</a> lets you pick a location, easily choose places in the area that you’d like to “visit,” grab images off the web, shows the places on map, and lets you add notes. You’re then give a unique url address to your creation. It’s a good tool for geography class or for planning a real field trip.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.emaze.com/">emaze</a> is a new slideshow creation tool that looks neat and pretty darn easy.<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/20/emaze/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29"> TechCrunch </a>says it hits the “Sweet Spot Between PowerPoint And Prezi.”<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pinwords.com/">Pinwords</a> lets you create visually attractive quotations and is especially nice because it’s web-based and lets you grab images off the web to use.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.makeitshareit.com/">Make It Share It</a> is new, and it seems to me that there isn’t an easier site out there to make simple animations. And it provides an embed code for your creation!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.buncee.com/">buncee</a> lets you easily create simple multimedia creations — almost like an extended virtual postcard. You can grab media off the web and add text.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sketchlot.com/">Sketchlot</a> lets students…sketch and draw online. Teachers sign-up and can create a class roster letting students log-in, and drawings are embeddable.<br /><br /> <a href="http://iwishyouto.com/">I Wish You To</a> lets you easily draw and create your own Ecards, which you can post, embed, and/or send to someone — and no registration is required.<br /><br /><br />http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/09/web-20-tools.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-6162737110189661693Thu, 04 Jul 2013 01:57:00 +00002013-07-03T22:24:56.021-05:00Recursos Adolescentes<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Pew Hispanic Center<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=363958880966439535"></a> has listed the top ten metropolitan areas in the US with the largest Latino population. The areas listed below represent nearly 45 percent of the nation’s Hispanic population. I was interested to see what these cities have to offer their teens through public and school library online resources (sites, blogs and Tumblrs). Here is the list and the links to Teen Library pages for each city. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://ya.lapl.org/">Los Angeles Public Library</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nypl.org/help/getting-oriented/resources-teens">New York Public Library</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houstonlibrary.org/teens">Houston Public Library</a> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">San Bernindino (Didn't find a teen page)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.chipublib.org/forteens/index.php">Chicago Public Library&nbsp;</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://dallaslibrary2.org/teen/index.php">Dallas Public Library&nbsp;</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://teencenters.blogspot.com/">Dallas Library Teen Blog</a> (last post 1 year ago)&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mdpls.org/kidsteens/teens/teens.asp">Miami Public Library&nbsp;</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/teens/default.jsp">Phoenix Public Library</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mysapl.org/teens.aspx">San Antonio Public Library&nbsp;</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://210teenlibrary.wordpress.com/">San Antonio Teen Service Blog</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/teens">Oakland Public Library</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/oplteenzone/">Oakland Library Teen Zone on Pinterest </a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://sfpl.org/teensite/">San Francisco Public Library</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/07/recursos-adolescentes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-8975934511303676021Wed, 03 Jul 2013 01:25:00 +00002013-07-02T20:27:37.253-05:00#YASAVESLGBTYABook Talk: The Miseducation of Cameron Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309190566l/11595276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309190566l/11595276.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11595276-the-miseducation-of-cameron-post">The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cameron Post is 12 years old when she kisses a girl for the first time and on that same night both of her parents die in a car accident. All she can think of is that she is relieved that her parents will never know her secret.&nbsp; Cameron's born-again aunt comes to live with her and life for Cameron changes. Aunt Ruth takes Cameron to an evangelical church and has her join the teen church group. Although Cameron has always gone to church and has always believed in God, she isn't so sure that she believes in the ideas of this new, more conservative church.&nbsp; The church brings in a reverend who has opened a school to "de-gay" teenagers... or "help bring them closer to God and away from their sinful same sex attraction disorder." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During a church breakfast, Coley Thomas appears. Coley is a gorgeous ranch girl who Cameron has had a crush on ever since she saw her in science class that fall. Coley quickly befriends Coley- all the while falling in love with her. One night while at Coley's house, the two girls kiss. This kiss means a whole lot more to Cameron than it does to Coley. To Cameron, this is it- love. To Coley, this is an experiment, a way to pass the days until her boyfriend returns from soccer camp. The girls continue to fool around all summer- and Cameron still believes that she might have a chance with Coley. After Coley gets an apartment in town, the girls have a chance to take their kissing to a whole new level. After dinner and a movie at Coley's, the 2 get&nbsp; serious, only to be interrupted by Coley's older brother. After that, Coley avoids Cameron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two nights later when Cameron comes home, she is greeted by her Aunt and the preacher from church. Coley has told her parents that Cameron seduced her and tried to take advantage of her.&nbsp; Aunt Ruth has decided that Cameron will go to Promise- the school that will teach her that being gay is a sin. The pamphlet even says that the opposite of homosexuality isn't heterosexuality, but holiness.&nbsp; 2 weeks later, Cameron arrives at Promise where she finds her true self- a girl who likes girls and knows that she doesn't need to be "fixed".</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qlZVTQcR35Q" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This book is long- nearly 500 pages. It is told by Cameron when she is a grown woman, reflecting on this period in her life. Although the characters are mesmerizing and the plot is amazing, some reluctant YA readers may find this hard to get through. All that said- it is an amazing coming of age novel and a novel that lets kids know that it is okay to be who they are and love whoever they want to love. The book also captures the essence of Montana through rich, descriptive writing. I have never been to Montana, but after reading this book, I almost felt as though I'd been there.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To learn more about the book, visit <a href="http://themiseducationofcameronpost.tumblr.com/">Cameron Post's Tumblr</a> (This might make more sense AFTER you read the book!)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Visit <a href="http://www.emdanforth.com/main.php">Cameron's Dollhouse</a></span>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-talk-miseducation-of-cameron-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-221110453990497517Mon, 01 Jul 2013 18:11:00 +00002013-07-01T13:11:57.123-05:00Half Way Through The Miseducation of Cameron Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L5MhejtWSQM/UdHGZTtXK4I/AAAAAAAAFcI/DuI5HoWLXbE/s305/louie.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L5MhejtWSQM/UdHGZTtXK4I/AAAAAAAAFcI/DuI5HoWLXbE/s305/louie.gif" /></a></div><br />http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/07/half-way-through-miseducation-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-3291455968490957230Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:40:00 +00002013-06-28T10:40:17.684-05:00librarianstumblarianstumblrTumblarian Time!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tumblarian: noun. A librarian who uses Tumblr to promote his or her library program.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rB5rSB_Zn8I/Uc2rDOiPomI/AAAAAAAAFbw/-tTwdS6fy3s/s523/tumblr_mjqic4NguM1rw9h7wo1_1280.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="91" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rB5rSB_Zn8I/Uc2rDOiPomI/AAAAAAAAFbw/-tTwdS6fy3s/s320/tumblr_mjqic4NguM1rw9h7wo1_1280.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been a loyal blogger for over 2 years now, and I will continue to be a loyal blogger... but, I worry that the only people who read my blog are other librarians and bloggers. Now that I am moving into a young adult library setting,&nbsp; I need to put myself where the teens are! I am trying my hand at <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a>- a place for teens to visit and learn about books, reading, libraries, current evens and pop culture. Like my daughter said, "Mom, you need to try and be cool." You can visit my <a href="http://bookbutcher.tumblr.com/">Tumblr </a>here! For a great list of Tumblarians, visit this list at <a href="http://thelifeguardlibrarian.tumblr.com/tumblarians">Shhh! No Running in the Library. </a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/scsdmedia">Kathy Kaldenberg</a>, <a href="http://365scsdmedia.blogspot.com/">Solon Teacher-Librarian</a>, shared a fabulous <a href="http://t.co/aHlPtFmlC3">article about librarians and Tumblr.</a>&nbsp; If you are a librarian who wants to reach your audience0 read it! Then head over to Tumblr and get started!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TI5jYRnM5WU/Uc2qqUb-JGI/AAAAAAAAFbo/dTfPrOo74eU/s500/tumblr_lhkhfikyFy1qbv4sdo1_500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TI5jYRnM5WU/Uc2qqUb-JGI/AAAAAAAAFbo/dTfPrOo74eU/s200/tumblr_lhkhfikyFy1qbv4sdo1_500.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some other Teen Library Tumblrs that I have been enjoying. If you have any great teen Tumblrs (public or school library) that I have missed- PLEASE share with me in the comment section! If you have a Tumblr, please share the link!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://davenportlib.tumblr.com/">Davenport Public Library</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://glendaleteenlibrary.tumblr.com/">Glendale Public Library Teens</a> (This is the first Teen Library Tumblt I ever read!)&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://grplteens.tumblr.com/">GRPL Teens </a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://mal-ya.tumblr.com/">Mercer Area Library Teens</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://miltonlibraryteens.tumblr.com/">Milton Library Teens </a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://pickeringlibraryteens.tumblr.com/">Pickering Public Library Teens </a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://thelifeguardlibrarian.tumblr.com/">Shhh! No Running in the Library</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://strictlyteens-in-tiverton.tumblr.com/">Tiverton Library Teen Room </a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://teen-stuff-at-the-library.tumblr.com/">White Oak Teen Stuff at the Library</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://yabookscentral.tumblr.com/">YA Books Central</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://yalsa-ttt.tumblr.com/">YALSA</a>&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://wellslibrary.tumblr.com/">Wells Library Teens </a></span>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/tumblarian-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-8005395171182440403Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:21:00 +00002013-06-27T09:40:03.550-05:00equalityloveA Day to Celebrate!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XyTEWk8uOWo/UcsEJgwaenI/AAAAAAAAFbY/JZBYtwCULHY/s320/6dbcd4c46aaf6af54745ecaab309b18d_width_600x.jpg" width="238" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As of today, the Federal Government may not discriminate against couples in a same sex marriage.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a historic day that will have a grand impact on the future of gay rights. Remember where you were today when you heard the news! You will want to tell your great grand kids about this day! </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To learn more about today's historic decisions, check out some of these links!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GLAAD: <a href="http://www.glaad.org/marriage/doma">Frequently Asked Questions </a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Press Citizen: <a href="http://blogs.press-citizen.com/2013/06/26/doma-struck-down-iowa-gay-couples-could-get-federal-benefits/">DOMA Struck Down, Iowa Gay Couples Could Get Federal Benefits</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Washington Post: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/26/the-supreme-court-struck-down-doma-heres-what-you-need-to-know/">Here's What You Need to Know</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Freedom To Marry: <a href="http://www.freedomtomarry.org/blog/entry/marriage-at-the-supreme-court-june-26-2013">Live Updates</a></span>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-day-to-celebrate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-9087705187946401545Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:23:00 +00002013-06-25T23:23:14.887-05:00Redrum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ss9uc7_HuYw/UcpslMfFo0I/AAAAAAAAFbI/hBcIoozysoQ/s1600/shining.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ss9uc7_HuYw/UcpslMfFo0I/AAAAAAAAFbI/hBcIoozysoQ/s400/shining.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br />http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/redrum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-4248431685087633348Tue, 25 Jun 2013 04:05:00 +00002013-06-24T23:05:24.481-05:00DivergentmovieDivergent Movie Sneak Peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hFNg5h6oIPI/UckWv1mLLtI/AAAAAAAAFa4/Q6feffaAbkg/s1600/Divergent-Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hFNg5h6oIPI/UckWv1mLLtI/AAAAAAAAFa4/Q6feffaAbkg/s320/Divergent-Cover.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1840309/">Set for release in 2014</a>... high hopes for the hotness of Four!</div>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/divergent-movie-sneak-peek.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-193742593792156105Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:43:00 +00002013-06-24T13:52:06.549-05:00it's monday what are you reading?memeIt's Monday... What are you reading?<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b></b><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/#axzz2X9uKGOJl"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="188" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-31S4x0H5Lzs/UcZ4hKabgOI/AAAAAAAAFeU/ovdom1uRi4c/s200/IMWAYR.jpg" width="200" /></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Jen Vincent of <a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/">Teach Mentor Texts</a>, and Kellee Moye of <a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/">Unleashing Readers</a> host <b>It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?</b> with a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in&nbsp; anything in the world of kidlit – join us! We love this meme and think you will, too.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>We encourage everyone who participates to support the blogging community by visiting at least three of the other book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last week I read some real downers! All of these books involved love... unrequited love, sadness, loneliness, 1 included teenage suicide, 1 included kidnapping the dude you love and locking him in your attic and 1 included a 15 year old falling in love with a 21 year old who moves to Japan to get away from her. Good times!&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bIXACcb2EHo/UciRVBqAfyI/AAAAAAAAFaI/KdF7-OIYeO4/s1600/books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bIXACcb2EHo/UciRVBqAfyI/AAAAAAAAFaI/KdF7-OIYeO4/s400/books.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This week I am back to reading what I love best- books with a sense of mystery, intrigue &amp; a little supernatural action. This book is shelved in the fiction section, but appeals to teens and was a 2012 nominee for the </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/award/show/4499-aurealis-award"><span id="freeTextContainer703817200091367444">Aurealis</span> Award</a>.&nbsp;</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327619585l/10836728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327619585l/10836728.jpg" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rookfiles.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Rook by Daniel O'Malley </span></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;I am only on page 30, but this is what I know: <a href="https://twitter.com/RookFiles">Myfawny Thomas</a> (rhymes with Tiffany) wakes up in a park surrounded by dead people- all wearing latex gloves. She gets her wits about her and finds a letter in her jacket pocket addressed to "you". Upon reading said letter, she realizes that she has lost her memory and the letters are from her former self. Someone she works with in the government is out to get her and she doesn't know who or why. This book had me hooked from the first line and I didn't breath for the first 2 pages. I can't wait to see how this book plays out! </span></div>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/its-monday-what-are-you-reading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-2611689780361418945Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:25:00 +00002013-06-24T16:06:12.341-05:00Top 10Top TenTop Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I've Read So Far In 2013<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each year, I participate in the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/challenges/940-2013-reading-challenge">Good Reads Reading Challeng</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=363958880966439535">e</a>. I love being able to keep track of the books I read and share them with others. The nerd in me likes to compare how many pages I've read from year to year. This year, I have decided to read 50 books, and I have already read 22 books. You can see all of&nbsp; the titles I have read <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/568494">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html"><img border="0" height="111" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PkP4EuoBK5U/Uci0tcOA9hI/AAAAAAAAFao/zkGVl-gJp4c/s200/toptentuesday.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are the best 10 I have read this year- in no particular order! Unfortunately, I have read some real stinkers this year- but I think I can squeak out my top 10.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">#1, 2, 3&amp; 4. I have read (for the first time) 4 of the Harry Potter books this year. I will use all four of them as 1 entry.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OQNlYbnRNxo/UchoBD0xCtI/AAAAAAAAFZo/5r-VefdNxFk/s1600/potter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OQNlYbnRNxo/UchoBD0xCtI/AAAAAAAAFZo/5r-VefdNxFk/s400/potter.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I may be 39, but I am a huge Potter Head. I am obsessed- and no matter what the topic of conversation, I can make a Harry Potter reference. My husband and 9 year old are sick of me going on and on... "It's just a book" they say. "You are done reading them." they say. They don't know that these books have become part of my soul. I still can't talk about Snape or Sirius without getting tears in my eyes. I adore these books and the stories and the characters and the fact that they made me think and that I read them to my 2 daughters and we will always have that in common. I wish I could go back and read them for the first time again.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Tx1XIm6q4r4?list=PLEEBC55D98CBC6AFF" width="420"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1326316057l/13147460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1326316057l/13147460.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1326316057l/13147460.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13147460-flesh-and-bone">Flesh &amp; Bone (Benny Imura #3) by Jonathan Maberry</a>: God, I wanted to love this book. I 5 stared the other 2 titles in the series and erected a monument to Tom Imura in my basement and became so obsessed with zombies that my family called an intervention. I wanted to love this book, but I didn't. So it is on the list because I loved the IDEA of this book.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RryBJoOxivc" width="420"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;Why didn't I love it? This book was a stepping stone- an ends to a means- to get from book 2 to the final book in the series. I didn't feel like anything in this book helped me to further my understanding of the series or characters. In this book- all of the characters got deep and philosophical on me- ain't nobody got time for that int he middle of a zombie apocalypse!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-72j7mMGMcsU/Uchz8NBbPZI/AAAAAAAAFZ4/u68ezWI4SEQ/s1600/39075239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-72j7mMGMcsU/Uchz8NBbPZI/AAAAAAAAFZ4/u68ezWI4SEQ/s200/39075239.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1342485529l/13206760.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1342485529l/13206760.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13206760-scarlet">Scarlet by Marissa Meyer:</a> Oh.... how I waited and longed for this sequel! I was not disappointed! I loved how the 2 stories (Cinder &amp; Scarlet) ended up being tied together.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xdTI7zR3amE" width="420"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343828971l/13516846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343828971l/13516846.jpg" width="131" /></a> </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13516846-dodger">Dodger by Terry Pratchett</a>: This book started my obsession with Victorian England. The setting and the characters screamed of Oliver Twist and I found myself wishing I had a cockney accent (I would never shut up if I did!) </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I loved that this book was historical yet found a way to blend the facts with the story seamlessly. The insertion of Sweeney Todd and Charles Dickens was so fun and I found myself doing research to keep up. Boys will love this book as well!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qi8Gfcqg9n8" width="420"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328867929l/140260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328867929l/140260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328867929l/140260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328867929l/140260.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140260.The_Haunting_Of_Alaizabel_Cray">The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding</a>: Again, my need for jolly old England brought me to this book. This book is full on wytch hunter, spooky creature, supernatural goodness! There were so many made up creatures that I totally bought into in this book. More or less- a wytch hunter finds a girl in need and discovers that she is possessed by the demon that will bring the end of the world. It is his mission to save her soul and take down the bastards that want to free the demon.&nbsp; So good!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343828971l/13516846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BIm0tjmnMXI" width="420"></iframe></span> </div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343828971l/13516846.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327880449l/9802372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327880449l/9802372.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9802372-the-name-of-the-star">The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson</a>:After reading Dodger, I was on the look out for anything that might feed my Victorian England obsession. Now, this story doesn't take place when Jack the Ripper was alive, but it takes place on the very spot where his murders were committed and I learned so much about the history of his dark deeds. (Again, I researched as I read!) This book takes a paranormal twist that had me guessing until the end! Again, I wanted a cockney accent after reading this book! I also wanted to devour more books about Ripper! Good books make you want to read more books!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dMXtrGNN9rw?rel=0" width="420"></iframe></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328837536l/7027735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328837536l/7027735.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7027735-dark-life">Dark Life by Kat Falls</a>: I loved the futuristic UNDERWATER world. I had never read anything that takes place under the sea before- and it was wonderful!&nbsp; This book had good guys, bad guys, bad guys that were good guys, the future of society riding in the hands of the main character... plus the beauty and mystery of the deep sea. Boys would LOVE this book! </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xCjp2JdIz48" width="420"></iframe></span></div></div></div>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-books-ive-read.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-5303156051045635714Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:39:00 +00002013-06-23T10:41:16.587-05:00book talkYABook Talk: Love and Other Perishable Items<a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1333578140l/13572835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1333578140l/13572835.jpg" width="131" /></a>Love &amp; Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo is a story of unrequited first love. Amelia is 15. She works at the local grocery store where she meets Chris. He is cute, funny, smart and... 21. Too old for 15 year old Amelia, but her heart doesn't care. Amelia is in love with Chris. This book captures the feelings of first love perfectly (At least from a girl's perspective!)&nbsp; When you are in love, you do crazy things- pretend to like things you don't, tell lies, try things that scare you... Amelia does all of these things to try and gain Chris' affection.<br />The book is written from the viewpoint of both Chris and Amelia. Chris is searching for love, and by the end of the book, he starts to think that if Amelia were only 2 years older, she would be the perfect woman for him.&nbsp; Through his journal entries, we experience the life of a college student that drinks to much, cares too much and worries to much.<br /><br /><br />Everyone who has ever been 15 or ever been in love can relate to this book and empathize with Amelia.&nbsp; <br /><br />Even though Chris &amp; Amelia are 6 years apart, they share a love of literature. It is great when books talk about other great books- hopefully the reader will be so intrigued she will run out and read those books!&nbsp; In Love &amp; Other Perishable items, Chris &amp; Amelia discuss these books! Check them out if you haven't read them already!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14940.Who_s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf_"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327962277l/14940.jpg" width="125" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4671.The_Great_Gatsby"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1361191055l/4671.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348467634l/774308.jpg"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348467634l/774308.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2623.Great_Expectations" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327920219l/2623.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7755571-the-feminine-mystique"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360576092l/7755571.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-talk-love-and-other-perishable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-859379540968878977Sat, 22 Jun 2013 05:33:00 +00002013-06-22T00:46:02.202-05:00book talkYABook Talk: Caring is Creepy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ScIuUMjY9-Y/UcU3PkYzeeI/AAAAAAAAFZU/P4JaVg8rNxw/s1600/12416448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ScIuUMjY9-Y/UcU3PkYzeeI/AAAAAAAAFZU/P4JaVg8rNxw/s320/12416448.jpg" width="209" /></a> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12416448-caring-is-creepy">Caring is Creepy by David Zimmerman</a> is a 2013 Alex Award Winner and, well,&nbsp; creepy. Lynn has a rough life- no dad, overworked mom with a string of lousy boyfriends, small town mentality, sex starved best friend. Lynn has this perpetual feeling that everyone dumps on her- and when the going gets tough, they abandon her. After her friend Dani gets a new computer, the girls spend their time in chat rooms meeting men. One night, Lynn meets a man and they start chatting. She has a good feeling about this dude, so she tells him her name and where she lives. (DON'T EVER DO THIS!) The guy- Logan, is in the military and is about to be redeployed to Iraq. They decide to spend an afternoon together before he is shipped out. After their date, Logan decides to go AWOL- leave the military without permission. Lynn agrees to hide him in her attic. This is when the story takes a turn for the... creepy. Something snaps inside of Lynn's little mind and she decides to keep Logan. Yes. Keep him. Like a little kid keeps a bird with a broken wing in an old shoe box. Keep him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/what.gif" width="320" />&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She becomes obsessed with him and tells lie upon lie to keep him there- she throws away his clothes, makes him pee in pop cans... She will do anything to keep him there out of fear of him leaving her forever.&nbsp; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9xbdeDCPA1qe4tx4o1_400.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9xbdeDCPA1qe4tx4o1_400.gif" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is a whacked out side story... even more whack than keeping a naked guy locked in your attic.&nbsp; Lots of drinking, lots of (unprotected) sex, lots of drugs and swearing- oh and violence too. This book is not for the faint of heart or easily offended. this book does contain some LGBT slurs that are more offensive than anything else in the book. Me by the end of the book:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/unsee.gif" width="320" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am not going to spoil the ending of this book for you- I will let you discover the magic as it unfolds before you.&nbsp; Through the entire book, I kept telling Lynn to "shut it down." Shut it down, girl Shut. It. Down. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/shut-it-down.gif" />&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have you read Caring is Creepy? What did you think? Have you ever loved a boy so much that you wanted to lock him in your attic? Don't. Not a good idea.&nbsp; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The title of the books is inspired by this song by The Sins</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="170" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/M7mIyLvD-DY" width="280"></iframe></div>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-talk-caring-is-creepy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-476908194878942017Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:30:00 +00002013-06-20T19:30:24.020-05:00harry potterHP LOVE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ozKZr8JQHwU/UcOeg9ksxGI/AAAAAAAAFZE/aa48meXty3Q/s1600/large.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ozKZr8JQHwU/UcOeg9ksxGI/AAAAAAAAFZE/aa48meXty3Q/s400/large.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br />http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/hp-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-8553781535229990051Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:39:00 +00002013-06-19T21:39:33.706-05:00harry potterTrue Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tE6VZUqtlEY/UcJrUazOHDI/AAAAAAAAFY0/CvJpTUM9D_w/s1600/snape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tE6VZUqtlEY/UcJrUazOHDI/AAAAAAAAFY0/CvJpTUM9D_w/s320/snape.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/true-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-745952256438449948Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:24:00 +00002013-06-19T13:36:35.447-05:00I Love Books Too, Mr. King<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.parade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stephen-king-cover-ftr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.parade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stephen-king-cover-ftr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I discovered the work of Stephen King in high school. When I read Pet Semetary, I was so scared that I kept throwing the book across the room. I would wait a few minutes and let my heart rate return to normal and then go fetch the book and continue reading... only to throw the book across the room in a few pages.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-qqaCby1lGw?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /></div>&nbsp;I hadn't seen any of the movies yet- we didn't have a way to see movies unless they were on HBO or you rented them at "That's Rent-ertainment". After Pet Semetary, I ate his books like candy- Christine, Carrie, The Shining, all of his short stories... I owe a lot of my love for the written word to this man. As an adult, I continued to read his books- Rose Matter, Dolores Claiborne, The Green Mile... now I have so many books on my to read list., and so many books that I need to read that I haven't picked up a King book in years. <br />I think the time has come to do that- and I plan on reading&nbsp; <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16130549-doctor-sleep">Doctor&nbsp;Sleep</a> (the sequel to The Shining) as soon as it is my turn on the reserve list at the library.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.earlyword.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Dr.-Sleep-Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.earlyword.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Dr.-Sleep-Cover.jpg" width="127" wya="true" /></a></div>Mr. King doesn't give a lot of interviews, but you can read a rare one in <a href="http://www.parade.com/15671/kentucker/summers-best-books-starring-stephen-king/">The Parade</a>.<br />What are your favorite Stephen King books? Have you read Dr. Sleep yet?<br />To see the other works by Mr.. King, check out his bibliography <a href="http://www.stephenking.com/library/bibliography/index_old-new.html">here</a>!<br /><br />http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/i-love-books-too-mr-king.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-2330941529607894855Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:39:00 +00002013-06-18T21:59:30.361-05:00Top TenTop Ten Tuesday: Top 10 on your TBR Pile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rM2SRCI-iV0/Ub2utkRb6II/AAAAAAAAB3w/nzuVNrq5rNg/s320/toptentuesday2.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This week, the theme at <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/2013/06/top-ten-books-on-daisys-tbr-list-for.html">The Broke &amp; Bookish</a> is TOP 10 BOOKS ON YOUR TO BE READ PILE. I have about 450 books on my TBR list, so this will cover the first 2% of my list.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IdWBHHXWTiM/UcEeMIQ54aI/AAAAAAAAFYY/c-8LN4kakLU/s1600/Ribbet+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IdWBHHXWTiM/UcEeMIQ54aI/AAAAAAAAFYY/c-8LN4kakLU/s320/Ribbet+collage.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12875258-tell-the-wolves-i-m-home">Tell the Wolves I'm Home </a>by Carol Rifka Burnt</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16101128-the-5th-wave">The Fifth Wave </a>by Rick Yancy</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11147422-invisibility">Invisibility</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> by Andrea Cremer</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13424356-fire-and-ash">Fire &amp; Ash </a>by Jonathan Maberry (Doesn't come out until September!!)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12416448-caring-is-creepy">Caring is Creepy</a> by David Zimmerman</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13325079-billy-lynn-s-long-halftime-walk"> Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk</a> by Ben Fountain</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12000020-aristotle-and-dante-discover-the-secrets-of-the-universe">Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe</a> by Benjamin Alire <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Sáenz</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">8. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13555073-the-screaming-staircase">The Screaming Staircase</a> by Jonathan Stroud</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">9.</span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/693208.The_Absolutely_True_Diary_of_a_Part_Time_Indian">The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian </a>by Sherman Alexie</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13068707-my-sister-lives-on-the-mantelpiece">My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece</a> by Annabel Pitcher</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">See the rest of the books I want to read on my <a href="http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/45349_378964112190780_1764733990_n.jpg">Goodreads page!</a>&nbsp; </span></div>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/top-ten-tuesday-top-10-on-your-tbr-pile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-4371886410362206991Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:00 +00002013-06-18T18:39:34.711-05:00#YASAVESbook talkHigh SchoolYABook Talk: Before I Fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XY8RSLLolwk/UcCd4n7Zf4I/AAAAAAAAFYI/kZMqALBQdFo/s1600/Before+I+Fall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XY8RSLLolwk/UcCd4n7Zf4I/AAAAAAAAFYI/kZMqALBQdFo/s200/Before+I+Fall.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is my first book talk/book review since... well, for about a year! I have been reading books, just not writing book talks. Since I will be in a high school and middle school library in August, I thought I'd better get a move on and start reviewing some great YA books. So, after searching the library catalog. I came away with <b>Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver.</b></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I went to high school. I know about the cliques and the bullies and the drugs and sex and drinking... but this book confirmed one thing for me:</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68395339ebd6f3af1a78eec3ec254f6a/tumblr_mm8hapg2CA1qgrxobo1_500.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68395339ebd6f3af1a78eec3ec254f6a/tumblr_mm8hapg2CA1qgrxobo1_500.gif" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;This fact is laid out for the reader as if Lauren Oliver were holding a large, flashing, neon sign before my eyes. High school girls are scary. Mean high school girls are even scarier and mean high school girls who know they are mean are the scariest. Sam is a mean girl who knows she is mean. She almost gets off on being mean. This is what I thought about Sam for the first 100 pages of the book- even though she had died twice by this point:</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5fac8ec36bb1f55a229d84f2333b4e3a/tumblr_mnw07qmwoc1ranc25o1_400.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5fac8ec36bb1f55a229d84f2333b4e3a/tumblr_mnw07qmwoc1ranc25o1_400.gif" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This book was Mean Girls meets Heathers meets It's a Wonderful Life meets Groundhog Day all rolled in to one- but it read like a realistic fiction novel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sam is part of the most popular group of girls in school. She and her friends go out of their way to me mean to everyone they come in contact with- including teachers, siblings, parents and the general public. Sam had everything- looks, grades, money, hot boyfriend... but she still insisted on being mean. I knew girls like this in high school- I was lucky enough to be off of their radar, but I knew what they were capable of.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsdx3m1KEL1qd7boz.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsdx3m1KEL1qd7boz.gif" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sam and her friends head to a party on Valentine's Day where they are confronted by the girl they have bullied and harassed since fifth grade. Juliette Sykes, dubbed Psycho, bursts into the party, calls all the girls bitches and leaves.&nbsp; Hey Sam, Taylor Swift wrote a song about you- you might know it:</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0uzitoUKe1qiomjzo1_500.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0uzitoUKe1qiomjzo1_500.gif" width="322" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;The party continues as if nothing happened and at the end of the night everyone leaves. Sam and her friends (who have all been drinking) pile into the car a leave.&nbsp;</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stop.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stop.gif" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On their way home, they get in a car accident. Sam, who was sitting in the front seat blacks out and when she wakes up in the morning- she thinks she must have bumped her head and everything is fine- but it is Valentine's Day again.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/07b4061b54e8e2c3f6407b675faa12b6/tumblr_mhl185c4CN1rod17xo1_400.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/07b4061b54e8e2c3f6407b675faa12b6/tumblr_mhl185c4CN1rod17xo1_400.gif" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sam figures out that she must have died in that car accident and she is living the same day over again. She has a chance to live this day again- to get it right and may be not die. But she doesn't get it right. She continues to be a mean girl. At one point I hate her worse than I did when she is alive.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/you-have-to-stop.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/you-have-to-stop.gif" width="250" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As the book progresses and Sam keeps reliving the same day, we see that Sam is starting to get it- she is realizing that her actions have consequences. She also realizes that she needs to take responsibility for her own actions and try to make things better. But- she just can't get it right. She lives the same day 6 times in a row, each day becoming a better person, each day trying to get her story right- but she is missing something. On the 7th day, she wakes up and realizes that she doesn't need to get <b>her </b>story right, she needs to get the story right for those around her. So here I am on the day that I know Sam is finally going to die (or is she? Could she live??) and I finally like her.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m574y11hoE1r317bvo1_500.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m574y11hoE1r317bvo1_500.gif" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the end, Sam has done the right thing, set a good example for those around her and encouraged me, and hopefully you, to slow down, enjoy each day and each moment- tell people you love them- because you never know if you will get another chance to get your story right. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://media.tumblr.com/47d8f2053125015fb4b121ea8986bba9/tumblr_inline_mo1tn09AgP1qz4rgp.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="http://media.tumblr.com/47d8f2053125015fb4b121ea8986bba9/tumblr_inline_mo1tn09AgP1qz4rgp.gif" width="320" /></a></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QKunP1Z-1H8/TfamMVyhxUI/AAAAAAAAABQ/nsVkHZooetY/s1600/no_bully.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QKunP1Z-1H8/TfamMVyhxUI/AAAAAAAAABQ/nsVkHZooetY/s200/no_bully.jpeg" width="132" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But seriously- bullying is not something that I take likely. If you are bullying someone stop. Stop now. If you are being bullied- get help. Ask your parents, a neighbor, a friend- your librarian- for help. Grown ups do care and want to help. If you are too scared to talk to someone face to face, click here: <a href="http://www.stopbullying.gov/get-help-now">http://www.stopbullying.gov/get-help-now&nbsp;</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you or someone you know if considering suicide- you need to get immediate help. Do not wait. You can click here to enter Crisis Chat and get immediate, one-on-one help <a href="http://www.crisischat.org/">http://www.crisischat.org/</a> or call&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="style123"><span class="style3"><a href="http://www.youthline.us/" target="_blank">1-877-YOUTHLINE</a> 1-877-968-8454 to get help from other teens. It is n<span style="font-size: small;">ever too late.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span> http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-talk-before-i-fall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-6463766174302432155Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:43:00 +00002013-06-13T20:43:53.958-05:00gifwest libertyBack in the Game!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>After a year hiatus from the library, today I accepted an offer to become the new librarian at&nbsp;</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>West Liberty High School &amp; Middle School!&nbsp;</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QPhwPaQW2gA/Ubp1IkSPKCI/AAAAAAAAFX4/CrrWIwFt3i0/s1600/lemon-greatestnews.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QPhwPaQW2gA/Ubp1IkSPKCI/AAAAAAAAFX4/CrrWIwFt3i0/s320/lemon-greatestnews.gif" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I will spend every other day in each school. I don't know all of the details, but I do know that I am beyond excited to be back in the library. And HIGH SCHOOL! AH! When the principal asked me what my experience with YA books is- I referred to my Goodreads stats "Well, last year I read 77 YA titles and this year I am behind by 5% and have only read 22." Finally a real use for my passion for YA lit! ya SAVES! </span>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/back-in-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-1277193256272747307Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:11:00 +00002012-12-16T19:11:38.593-06:00Honor and Remember<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yDuLhs1ErU8/UM5xNXU752I/AAAAAAAAFRI/XxIMrNQ0xWY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-16+at+9.42.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yDuLhs1ErU8/UM5xNXU752I/AAAAAAAAFRI/XxIMrNQ0xWY/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-12-16+at+9.42.17+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2012/12/honor-and-remember.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-1606134699513483920Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:05:00 +00002012-06-06T17:05:22.818-05:00book talk tuesdayBook Talk Tuesday Summer 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qqOz8jsjwqY/T8RRcnXySMI/AAAAAAAAFKc/YF_GqcFWHzs/s1600/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qqOz8jsjwqY/T8RRcnXySMI/AAAAAAAAFKc/YF_GqcFWHzs/s200/Picture+2.png" width="166" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been searching the web for a great place to post book reviews for librarians and teachers to use in the </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">classroom. Well, I am going to try hosting my own Book Talk Tuesday! I invite teachers and librarians to link to a recent book talk or book review that can be used by others- to help purchase new books, learn about new books and to help give us book talk ideas.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My rules?</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. All content must be appropriate for children in grades kindergarten through eighth grade.&nbsp; </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Please link to your original content, not the content of others.&nbsp; </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Websites that you link to must be child friendly since lots of kids visit this site and if they click on your link, I want it to be appropriate for them.&nbsp; </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Positive reviews only, please... we only spread love here at The Lemme Library!&nbsp; </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Books must be available in The US. (you are welcome to link to ARC reviews) </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. I reserve the right to remove any reviews that don't meet criteria 1-5.&nbsp; </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the link title field, be sure to include the title of the book you are reviewing and your site name. In the URL field, please link to this specific post that contains the book review (That way people don't have to scour your blog looking for it!)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*********&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Summer vacation is in full force here at the Casa de Butcher. The kids are outside all day and come in for dinner all dirty and cranky... filling the bathtub with sand and sunscreen.... falling into bed and drifting off to sleep within minutes. To be a child and be allowed to be so blissfully unaware of the problems of adult life. I don't remember what it was like to spend an entire day in blissful splendor- not worrying about at least 1 thing, no matter how trivial. I know that not all kids are lucky enough to be so carefree, but today, I am thankful that mine are. I hope you can all find a nice, peaceful summer day with no worries- only sunshine and smiles.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kelly</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">***********&nbsp;</span></span></span><script src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=thelemmelibrary&amp;postid=06Jun2012" type="text/javascript"></script>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2012/06/book-talk-tuesday-summer-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-962974266444100526Tue, 29 May 2012 04:40:00 +00002012-06-01T09:45:21.261-05:00book talk tuesdayBook Talk Tuesday Summer 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qqOz8jsjwqY/T8RRcnXySMI/AAAAAAAAFKc/YF_GqcFWHzs/s1600/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qqOz8jsjwqY/T8RRcnXySMI/AAAAAAAAFKc/YF_GqcFWHzs/s320/Picture+2.png" width="265" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have gotten several comments, Tweets and emails asking me about Book Talk Tuesday... will it continue? Can I take it over if you don't do it? Why aren't you doing it?</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am no longer a librarian... I am between jobs. Depending on how my job search goes, I may or may not be a librarian in August. If I'm not a librarian and my life goes in a different direction, I probably will not continue Book Talk Tuesday. I might not continue this blog... lots of unknowns right now. I will post a few Book Talk Tuesdays and see what kind of response I get. Hopefully more than 4 people will post... it isn't worth the time and effort to post if people don't share links and visit other blogs. So- spread the word that we will give it a shot for a while. If I choose to not continue, I will offer the "meme" to a blogger I trust will carry on the tradition in my absence.&nbsp;</span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">******** </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been searching the web for a great place to post book reviews for librarians and teachers to use in the </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">classroom. Well, I am going to try hosting my own Book Talk Tuesday! I invite teachers and librarians to link to a recent book talk or book review that can be used by others- to help purchase new books, learn about new books and to help give us book talk ideas.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My rules?</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. All content must be appropriate for children in grades kindergarten through eighth grade.&nbsp; </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Please link to your original content, not the content of others.&nbsp; </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Websites that you link to must be child friendly since lots of kids visit this site and if they click on your link, I want it to be appropriate for them.&nbsp; </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Positive reviews only, please... we only spread love here at The Lemme Library!&nbsp; </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Books must be available in The US. (you are welcome to link to ARC reviews) </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. I reserve the right to remove any reviews that don't meet criteria 1-5.&nbsp; </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the link title field, be sure to include the title of the book you are reviewing and your site name. In the URL field, please link to this specific post that contains the book review (That way people don't have to scour your blog looking for it!)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><table class="blenza-table"><tbody><tr><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="5%"><span class="blenza-link">1.</span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="28%"><span class="blenza-link"><a href="http://sharpread.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/thimble-summer-1939-newbery-medal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colby Sharp </a></span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="5%"><span class="blenza-link">5.</span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="28%"><span class="blenza-link"><a href="http://ncteacherstuff.blogspot.com/2012/05/nonfiction-monday-orani-my-fathers.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orani (NC Teacher Stuff)</a></span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="5%"><span class="blenza-link">9.</span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="28%"><span class="blenza-link"><a href="http://jkrbooks.typepad.com/blog/2012/05/zoe-gets-ready-bethanie-deeney-murguia.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zoe Gets Ready (Jen Robinson)</a></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="5%"><span class="blenza-link">2.</span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="28%"><span class="blenza-link"><a href="http://insidethisbookblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/hollywood-nobody.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hollywood Nobody</a></span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="5%"><span class="blenza-link">6.</span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="28%"><span class="blenza-link"><a href="http://staffpicks.icpl.org/2012/05/seeing-symmetry/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seeing Symmetry (ICPL)</a></span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="5%"><span class="blenza-link">10.</span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="28%"><span class="blenza-link"><span id="nextone-29May2012a" style="display: inline;">You're next!</span></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="5%"><span class="blenza-link">3.</span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="28%"><span class="blenza-link"><a href="http://www.bigfoot-reads.blogspot.com/2012/04/swirl-by-swirl-spirals-in-nature.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SWIRL BY SWIRL (Bigfoot Reads)</a></span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="5%"><span class="blenza-link">7.</span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="28%"><span class="blenza-link"><a href="http://www.kidsmomo.com/2012/the-fourth-stall-book-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fourth Stall (Kidsmomo)</a></span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="5%">&nbsp;</td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="28%">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="5%"><span class="blenza-link">4.</span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="28%"><span class="blenza-link"><a href="http://thecathinthehat.blogspot.com/2012/05/frog-and-fly-six-slurpy-stories.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frog and Fly (The Cath in the Hat)</a></span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="5%"><span class="blenza-link">8.</span></td><td align="left" class="blenza-td" valign="top" width="28%"><span class="blenza-link"><a href="http://www.thebrainlair.com/2012/05/middle-grade-monday-serpents-shadow-by.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Brain Lair</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2012/05/book-talk-tuesday-summer-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-7229272747535075908Mon, 21 May 2012 16:10:00 +00002012-06-07T21:49:21.462-05:00Bucket ListSummer in Iowa Bucket List<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Only 8 days of school left! YAY! Each summer, I take the girls (and hesitant husband) on "Mommy Adventures"... small day trips or outings.&nbsp; A year ago, a "Mommy Adventure" resulted in my husband breaking his leg.&nbsp; Oops!&nbsp; I decided to make a Summer in Iowa Bucket List to guide us this summer.&nbsp; It will also be useful on those days when we just stare at each other with nothing to do. Some of these things are free and some will cost money. What did I leave off? What would you add?&nbsp; I will cross things off as we accomplish them! Wish us luck! </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Palatino; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Palatino; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Swinging Bridge in Columbus Junction </strike></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yHBBFvW2TGQ/T7rTgzG-hKI/AAAAAAAAFKA/9kF9XYu6nFI/s1600/574746_10151724394205581_527685580_24280665_538758337_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yHBBFvW2TGQ/T7rTgzG-hKI/AAAAAAAAFKA/9kF9XYu6nFI/s200/574746_10151724394205581_527685580_24280665_538758337_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>Sunset Park in Washington&nbsp;&nbsp;</strike></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Usher's Ferry <a href="http://www.cedar-rapids.com/events/view.php?id=1504">Fairy Tale Festival</a> in July</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strike><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.wiltoncandykitchen.com/">Wilton Candy Kitchen</a> in Wilton</span></strike><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GzCpYgueC2I/T8_Vj4ifeGI/AAAAAAAAFLM/uhJALOhiwcc/s1600/6June05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GzCpYgueC2I/T8_Vj4ifeGI/AAAAAAAAFLM/uhJALOhiwcc/s200/6June05.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.incrediblepizza.com/Iowa/Davenport/The-Experience/The-Fairgrounds.html">American Pizza Company</a> in Davenport </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="headertext"><a href="http://www.lagomarcinos.com/history.php">Lagomarcino's</a> in Davenport</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> (I am a sucker for an old fashioned soda counter!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.circa21.com/">Circa '21 Dinner Theatre</a> in Davenport</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.buttonfactoryrestaurant.com/">The Button Factory Woodfire Grille</a> in Muscatine</span><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sykorabakery.com/">Skyora Bakery</a> in Cedar Rapids</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strike><span style="font-size: small;">Adventure Land</span></strike><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.crystallakecave.com/">Crystal Lake Cave</a> in Dubuque </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://zombieburgerdm.com/">Zombie Burger</a> in Des Moines</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">See a movie in a drive in theater</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Botanical Garden in Des Moines&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.grandharborresort.com/waterpark.cfm">Grand Harbor Resort Water Park</a> in Dubuque</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.dbq.com/fenplco/">Fenelon Place Elevator</a> in Dubuque&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.freddiespopcorn.com/">Freddie's Popcorn Company</a> in Dubuque </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.stateparks.com/maquoketa_caves_state_park_in_iowa.html">Maquoketa Caves</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.mississippirivermuseum.com/">Mississippi River Museum</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.americasriver.com/brewery.htm">Star Brewery Building</a> (For husband, not children) in Dubuque</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.iowadnr.gov/Destinations/StateParksRecAreas/IowasStateParks/ParkDetails.aspx?ParkID=610141&amp;idAdminBoundary=203">Pike's Peak State Park</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://visitiowa.org/business/spook-cave-and-campground.html">Spook Cave</a> in McGregor</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.tanagerplace.org/information/events-promotions/summer-fest/">Tanager Place Summer Fest</a> in Cedar Rapids </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.chimneyrocks.com/chimneyrocks.html">Chimney Rocks</a> in Creston</span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.villiscaiowa.com/history.php"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Villisca Axe</span></span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=363958880966439535" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Murder House</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.tiptoniowa.us/about/water_park.php">James Kennedy Aquatic Cente</a>r in Tipton (Hello, Lazy River!)&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Lost Island Waterpark in Waterloo</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">My 8 year old has asked me to add:</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Iowa Children's Museum (we live 2 blocks from it) in Coralville</span><br /><strike><span style="font-size: small;">Coralville Pool</span></strike><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpg_JorXu8A/T9FoIairmGI/AAAAAAAAFL8/OstlCTo8u5M/s1600/Pool13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpg_JorXu8A/T9FoIairmGI/AAAAAAAAFL8/OstlCTo8u5M/s200/Pool13.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">******</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">My friend Carrie (you might know her as Mrs. Gordon), had some ideas for our list!</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.fieldofdreamsmoviesite.com/">The Field of Dreams</a> in Decorah</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.snakealley.com/">Snake Alley</a> in Burlington (Never heard of this before!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://showcase.netins.net/web/manning/">Hotel Manning</a> in </span><span style="font-family: TIMES NEW ROMAN;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Keosauqua</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: TIMES NEW ROMAN;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.iowadnr.gov/Destinations/StateParksRecAreas/IowasStateParks/ParkDetails.aspx?ParkID=610103&amp;idAdminBoundary=187">Lake Lacey </a>in </span></span><span style="font-family: TIMES NEW ROMAN;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Keosauqua</span></span><span style="font-family: TIMES NEW ROMAN;"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2012/05/summer-in-iowa-bucket-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-6104718971430164495Tue, 08 May 2012 03:32:00 +00002012-05-07T22:32:12.606-05:00ipadThanks, Smart Aleck!<div style="text-align: center;">I did not know this! This little guy saved my battery!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I7mMc2z-yDI?rel=0" width="560"></iframe></center>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2012/05/thanks-smart-aleck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-2333288293580305712Sat, 05 May 2012 14:47:00 +00002012-05-05T09:47:08.421-05:00appsfree appsipadiwanna ipadiWanna iPad: Free Apps for All!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Every week- every day- dozens of highly rated, paid apps go free. I spend waaaay too much time online each day looking for the best apps that are up for grabs.&nbsp; There are some great sites that scour the web to find and share the best apps of the day and the week. I visit these sites every day and end up downloading lots of apps.&nbsp; These aren't all kid apps- I download lots of apps for photos, games, fun and organization.&nbsp; Be aware that not all apps on these sites are free- read before you click!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Did I miss any? Where do you go to find your free apps?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://appaddict.net/daily-free-apps/"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://appaddict.net/daily-free-apps/"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://appaddict.net/daily-free-apps/"><img border="0" height="138" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NXtsJTAKAW0/T6U1hogKNsI/AAAAAAAAFIo/SmxVc2dXsGI/s320/Picture+2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://appaddict.net/daily-free-apps/">App Addict Daily Free Apps</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.iosnoops.com/"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FHFE9XVZIKY/T6U7aFBKOHI/AAAAAAAAFJo/lRf0eI26FHQ/s1600/Picture+11.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.iosnoops.com/">iSnoops</a>: Be sure to click on iPhone &amp; iPad Apps gone Free</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dailyappshow.com/"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TcPZh-u7hxc/T6U2W6HQzkI/AAAAAAAAFI4/WuRwJ9lTEUM/s320/Picture+4.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dailyappshow.com/">The Daily App Show</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.appiday.com/"><img border="0" height="169" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EjewNEa6rGc/T6U2z6ztGXI/AAAAAAAAFJA/m1qaxZf0rjQ/s320/Picture+5.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.appiday.com/">AppiDay</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://appchronicles.com/"><img border="0" height="61" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mjohHpNGJfc/T6U3cSt278I/AAAAAAAAFJI/tQleGin30xQ/s320/Picture+6.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://appchronicles.com/">App Chronicles</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://freeappaday.com/"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HzMsC4uGUTg/T6U8xoekfGI/AAAAAAAAFJw/eepVYsLowNg/s1600/Picture+12.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://freeappaday.com/">Free App a Day</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.famigo.com/"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yl6byrJqSvk/T6U6hHHtNVI/AAAAAAAAFJg/sx4As5gzsSw/s1600/Picture+10.png" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.famigo.com/">Famigo:</a> Check out their Best Apps of the week (not all free) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.smartappsforkids.com/free-app-of-the-day/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9bDz77JRGFI/T6U44dLbMRI/AAAAAAAAFJQ/uWBaHoXj9Uw/s1600/Picture+7.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.smartappsforkids.com/">Smar Apps for Kids:</a> (Be sure to click on Free App of the Day)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/mobile-app-lists"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8hGDROP4BxY/T6U5dz8SRtI/AAAAAAAAFJY/-rxvcDxOZxA/s1600/Picture+8.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/mobile-app-lists">Common Sense Media:</a> Not all free, but great ratings... (Kids apps)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2012/05/iwanna-ipad-free-apps-for-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363958880966439535.post-1444120025606382294Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:24:00 +00002012-04-29T13:30:54.529-05:00ipadiwanna ipadwallpaperiwanna iPad<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I bit the bullet and bought a iPad last week.&nbsp; I am a big fan of Apple, so I don't know what took me so long... oh yeah- the price tag! Now I have a $600 toy for my children. They are obsessed with it and the house is silent when they are using it. I can't stand to see them sit for long, so they are limited to 1 hour a day (is that too much?)</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I plan to share some great iPad finds here, under "iWanna iPad". It is so easy as a blogger to keep all of your cook stuff in one place- so as much as this is for my audience (do I still have an audience?) it is for me.<b>&nbsp;</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>iWanna iPad: Wallpaper </b></div><a href="http://www.ilikewallpaper.com/">iLikeWallpaper</a>: You can search by category, purity (no bikini clad ladies), date or color. Here is my favorite retina display wallpaper from<a href="http://www.ilikewallpaper.com/"> iLikeWallpaper</a>:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ilikewallpaper.com/The-new-iPad-wallpapers/download/4536/Ice-Block-The-new-iPad-wallpaper-ilikewallpaper_com_1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.ilikewallpaper.com/The-new-iPad-wallpapers/download/4536/Ice-Block-The-new-iPad-wallpaper-ilikewallpaper_com_1024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Not strictly a wallpaper or Mac site, but <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/100-free-retina-ipad-wallpapers-turn-heads/">Make Use</a> of has a beautiful feature on retina wallpaper from March 29. Most of these are photographs that take you to Flickr. To use the picture, you have to select the original size and then "view image". Here is my favorite from Make Use Of:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6975359337_9c2cf1bf37_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6975359337_9c2cf1bf37_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />13 Beautiful Retina Display Wallpapers from <a href="http://osxdaily./">OSXDaily.</a>&nbsp; Here is the one I love:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://f.cl.ly/items/0F3E2x0G2I1u3t2Y1t1H/Pearly%20Water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://f.cl.ly/items/0F3E2x0G2I1u3t2Y1t1H/Pearly%20Water.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />You can search <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=iPad%20retina%20wallpaper%20%282048%20x%202048%29">Flickr</a> for iPad wallpaper- your search would be something like "iPad retina wallpaper (2048 x 2048)". Be sure to read the copyright info before you download or use a photo. Here is my favorite from the mentioned search:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/6999428537_8dcd743c92_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/6999428537_8dcd743c92_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This is the wallpaper on my iPad... it is safely protected behind an eighty dollar shatter proof case that is covered with jelly finger prints. Thank goodness I can enjoy all of that high def retina display!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vhd4EldjmdE/T52InvySLaI/AAAAAAAAFHw/C3LZ_pi9L3Q/s1600/Apr+29,+2012+1:29:38+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vhd4EldjmdE/T52InvySLaI/AAAAAAAAFHw/C3LZ_pi9L3Q/s400/Apr+29,+2012+1:29:38+PM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />http://abookbutcher.blogspot.com/2012/04/iwanna-ipad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Butcher)0